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gsm coming back?

Stormiexx
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Stormiexx wrote:
i just hope they revive the good games and dont end up like VP with shitty ass basic games you cant even get money off of

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Barbarella wrote:

Stormiexx wrote:
i just hope they revive the good games and dont end up like VP with shitty ass basic games you cant even get money off of

sketzmo (which wasnt around when I played) will be the only one thats ready with the launch since it was not made with java
the rest they said they're contracting with someone to have redone later on

Damjal
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Damjal wrote:
aah i loved these

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GenderTeam wrote:

Damjal wrote:
aah i loved these

i sad if these don’t come back

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Wondering when it's going online fr

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scoff wrote:

Melody wrote:

scoff wrote:
i feel like i need an update on this
can anyone summarize?

note: i don't support this campaign so my view is largely based on that, however these are actual events that have taken place so far

- they now have total of 63k € donated by the community
- to boost their donations, they have been adding new perks through which u can for example buy items that used to be rare in old gsm days, but def won't be anymore since they gave so many away
- they have given total of two updates on actual site development, which revolve around rudimentary website development steps, such as getting the text to work on the site (step one in website development), as well as the user/email system (step one in server development)
- they still state they will have a functioning website delivered by december, which i highly doubt esp considering they find the above steps worth documenting

sounds sketchy to me
but then again watAgame has always been sketchy so??? who tf knows
but december is like next week loooool

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Mariannah wrote:

Melody wrote:

Aphrodite wrote:
Im sorry but someone admitted to spending over 300€ on the perks all together and I just wonder… it’s a game?? The site isn’t even open yet?? How do people trust this whole campaign this much?? I cannot understand

it's nostalgia bait combined with FOMO (fear of missing out). most scams are laid out like this, which is why i'm personally so skeptical

nowadays this type of scams are popularized by NFTs, but there's also been other projects, for example indie games that got several million dollars in crowdfunding (such as chronicles of elyria) and were never delivered. crowdfunding sites are full of these, u don't have to even explicitly search for them before one pops before ur eyes

very rarely are crowdfunded projects ever released, and when/if they are, they are usually not even close to what was promised. i'm only touching the tip of the iceberg here, but there are several youtube channels that go very in depth on this stuff and even dedicate their personal time researching and calling these projects out. some have been generous enough to even try and gather money to ppl who lost theirs

There is a difference her, with the fact that momio (previously watagame) already is an established company with a track record for delivering games of some quality, so this isn't a random kickstarter for a brand new product where they can promise everything. Additionally the momio crew have been very upfront about multiple aspects of the retrieval process, like which types of clothings they have available from the original sites existence, and their limitations when it comes to bringing back old games. I find it understandable that they want to continue to offer objects and perks that might have some sentimental value for their users, who will primarily consist of users from the previous site that I am also under the impression are well aware of the nostalgia connected with the relaunch.

The perks are optional, and although I know the model resembles time limited offers in other game designs, and campaigns, I don't really see how else they were supposed to give back to the people contributing to the crowdfunding. The perks that have been made available have been so because the community has asked for these specific items in the chats in their discord, and a lot of the trading/collecting on gSm was also a thing back in the day, so having some aspect of that remain with the relaunch might not be all bad, if you know what I mean.

I absolutely agree that we should be critical of what is being promoted and crowdfunded, but I think some of your pessimism is misplaced?

what I do ultimately agree with you on is the time aspect that they have set, as they have insinuated that the site will be up and running by December (not sure when in December) it seems they have a lot on their plate when it comes to getting the site up and running.